(3) Eastern Oregon means that portion of the state lying east of a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the State of Oregon and the western boundary of Wasco County, thence south along the western boundaries of the counties of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath to the southern boundary of the State of Oregon.

(4) Forestland means land in eastern Oregon that is being held or used for the predominant purpose of growing and harvesting trees of a marketable species and that has been designated as forestland under ORS 321.805 (Definitions for ORS 321.805 to 321.855) to 321.855 (Land used to grow certain hardwood to be assessed as farm use land) or land in eastern Oregon, the highest and best use of which is the growing and harvesting of such trees. Forestland is the land alone. Forestland often contains isolated openings that because of rock outcrops, river wash, swamps, chemical conditions of the soil, brush and other like conditions prevent adequate stocking of such openings for the production of trees of a marketable species. If such openings in their natural state are necessary to hold the surrounding forestland in forest use through sound management practices, the openings are deemed forestland.

(5) State Forester means the State Forester or the authorized representative of the State Forester.

(6) Summit of the Cascade Mountains means a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the State of Oregon and the western boundary of Wasco County, thence southerly along the western boundaries of the counties of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath to the southern boundary of the State of Oregon.

Notes of Decisions

Purpose of growing . . . trees contemplates that planted trees must have survived in order for land to continue to qualify as forestland. Dunahoo v. Dept. of Revenue, 13 OTR 352 (1995)

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Notes of Decisions

Programs administered by Depart­ment of Revenue that allow preferential assess­ment for farm and forestland are not programs affecting land use and are not subject to require­ment of statewide goal and local comprehensive plan compliance under ORS 197.180 (State agency planning responsibilities). Springer v. LCDC, 111 Or App 262, 826 P2d 54 (1992), Sup Ct review denied

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